Health Insurance Remains Number One Benefit
Attraction

June 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from the
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) showed 60% of
workers ranked health insurance as the most important
employee benefit, while 15% ranked it as the second most
important.

The importance of health insurance far outweighed the
importance of a retirement savings plan, which was voted as
the most important benefit by only 17% of respondents,
according to the study.
It did however top the chart as the second most important
benefit by 38%.

Employers would do well to take note of these
statistics since the study also reported that employers
who do not offer health insurance have trouble attracting
and retaining workers.

Paid time off and retiree health insurance tied for
third, each winning 5% of the votes for the most important
benefit.
The least most important benefit seemed to be stock
options, with less than half a percent ranking it the most
important benefit and 1% ranking it as the second most
important.

The 2004 Health Confidence Survey was conducted by
EBRI and Mathew Greenwald & Associates. Details of
the survey can be found
here
.